text_original: There was a certain scholar who, passing through Su ch'ien on his way to Nanking, where he was going to try for his master's degree, happened to fall in with three other gentlemen, all graduates like himself, and was so charmed with their unusual refinement that he purchased a quantity of wine, and begged them to join him in drinking it.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A CERTAIN SCHOLAR WHO PASSING THROUGH SOUCCHIEN ON HIS WAY TO NAN KIN WHERE HE WAS GOING TO TRY FOR HIS MASTER'S DEGREE HAPPENED TO FALL IN WITH THREE OTHER GENTLEMEN ALL GRADUATES LIKE HIMSELF AND WAS SO CHARMED WITH THEIR UNUSUAL REFINEMENT THAT HE PURCHASED A QUANTITY OF WINE AND BEGGED THEM TO JOIN HIM IN DRINKING IT
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ skˈɑːlɚ hˈuː, pˈæsɪŋ θɹuː sˈuː sˌiːˈeɪtʃˈiːn ˌɔn hɪz wˈeɪ tə nˈæŋkɪŋ, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə tɹˈaɪ fɔːɹ hɪz mˈæstɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː, hˈæpənd tə fˈɔːl ɪn wɪð θɹˈiː ˈʌðɚ dʒˈɛntəlmən, ˈɔːl ɡɹˈædʒuːəts lˈaɪk hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd wʌz sˌoʊ tʃˈɑːɹmd wɪð ðɛɹ ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənt ðæt hiː pˈɜːtʃɪst ɐ kwˈɔntᵻɾi ʌv wˈaɪn, ænd bˈɛɡd ðˌɛm tə dʒˈɔɪn hˌɪm ɪn dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ ɪt.